This is a discussion on Mugging in Bangalore roads - be careful! EDIT: More Incidents reported within Street Experiences, part of the Buckle Up category; Guys. What is happening in Bangalore? If so many of us are able to come across such incidents, why are ...

Guys. What is happening in Bangalore? If so many of us are able to come across such incidents, why are the cops not able to cut it down. I have not heard or read about any of them being caught.

My brother lives in Viswa Vihar and I visit him quite often. I also drive to the airport once in a while. All these incidents are quite disturbing. Hope the cops are able to do something about this soon.

Very disturbing indeed. I stayed in Bangalore for a week, earlier in January and was happily driving around with family, even late in the night. Now looking back, those area around Hennur cross looked quite unsafe - with with of barren stretch!

Its true, it happened with my Bro Shiv too, couple of guys chased him in a Bajaj KT 100 stating 2 signals behind he hit someone & they wanted him to comeback to see the injured.
My bro was very sure nothing had touched his Zen Estilo & had heard about these cases before. They caught him parking near Sony world @ koramangala, mid noon !!. He spoke to them in local language Kannada. They kind of see how confident you are & how you much you buy inn the story. My bro has saved my My Number as ACP Sunil, so he just call me & showed the thugs that he is calling ACP on cell phone & asked them to talk to the ACP, they immediately ran away !!!.

Here's the latest incident circulated a few minutes ago by our security personnel

What : One of our employees commuting to office late in the evening & taking lift by a passing cab was abducted, assaulted & robbed.
When : December 15, 2010 at about 9.45 pm.
Where : Near Hope Farm, Whitefield, Bangalore.

How :

1) Employee boarded an unsolicited & passing cab which already had 2 occupants
2) Two other passengers made our employee sit in between them.
3) Instead of dropping him at ITPL Main Gate, it drove past his intended destination and blindfolded him.
4) Occupants of cab threatened our employee with a knife and took away cash of Rs. 300/-, Sodexho Meal Pass worth Rs. 1000/- and Mobile Phone,
5) Miscreants made forced attempt to use his HDFC Bank Debit Card to withdraw cash from 2 or 3 ATMs, but did not succeed due to intentional wrong PIN fed by the employee.
6) Employee sustained injuries on his person while offering resistance.
7) Assailants pushed employee out of the car in a secluded place near Bhattrahalli, Hoskote and sped away.
8) Finally, employee walked some distance and managed to contact his colleagues in the office by using a villager's phone.
9) 3 colleagues from office engaged a special cab to rescue & escort the employee to safety.

Action :
a) Employee was escorted to Vydehi Hospital for medical examination & treatment and given 6 sutures for cut injuries.
b) Lodged a complaint with Whitefield Police Station for investigation.

DO's :
1) Avail public or authorized transport
2) Never take unauthorized / passing cabs (gypsy or unsolicited) on the road.
3) Travel early to avoid last minute rush.
4) Never compromise on personal safety.